BANG BANG! World War III already? I am awakened by a horrific sound that I’ve heard before in the past. The loud bang sounds like it’s two inches away from my ears. It was so loud that my ear drums felt like it was about to explode and result in myself becoming deaf. It’s twelve o’clock midnight and I decide to get up from my comfortable bed and look out my window that shows my neighborhood. ‘’Please let it not be what I think it is.’’ I told myself. I stick my head out to observe the situation. A group of teenagers are running away from the street. They were all wearing black sweaters that gave me the chills. Somehow my naked eye zooms in the object one of the teenagers is holding in their hand. And there it is, the evidence that proves some people don’t take advantage of the opportunities we are given in the land of opportunities that can lead us to success in the future.
Living in a community where violence is on top of the chart frightens me. People getting rob, shootouts, Domestic violence, etc. It’s not even a community anymore, It’s more like a war zone. I see teenagers like myself : Same age, sometimes same color of skin, and we all come from at least a public or private secondary school. Do we all have the same perspective goal, Be someone in the future? Unfortunately, No. It all depends on the choices we make during our teenage years. My biological relatives, such as my older cousins, were all born in this country. And unfortunately almost all of them, choose to lack off and cease to gain education. Some of them choose to get involve in gang relative or become drug dealers and sadly ending up in prison. It’s sad to see my family trow away their opportunity as if it was garbage because they could of been someone in life that could of solve conflicts that surround us in today’s world. I’ve always looked up to my cousins when I was young. But unfortunately, I can no longer look up to them. It is my duty to change the family tree’s cycle and hopefully be the first one to become someone in my future. Looking at them trow away their opportunities makes me tear, but it also makes me stronger emotionally because I know I never gave up my education. I still have the opportunity, I still have hope, chances, the ability to confront fear and stress. Seeing the struggle on a daily basis changes the way how I see the world.
I wouldn’t know what it would be like to migrate in a different part of the world and sacrifice everything you once had . I don’t even dare myself to try that decision. Nobody does obviously. It is my parents that had to sacrifice everything back in their home. That included their families and friends. They do not want me to go through the same thing they did in Mexico: having little money and no education. That is why they are my main inspiration in my life. My parents came into the land of opportunities without no money and job. But with courage inside their hearts , They decided to challenge themselves and fight their way to the top. Starting all over is like falling down from Mount Everest and climbing back to the top to succeed if u ask me. And yet, I am living a ‘’normal’’ life: Not having the poverty life, getting an education, allowance from my parents, going out to have fun with my parents’ money, etc. It’s sad that my parents went through so much just to give me a better life that they had. Futhermore, that is why my main goal is to make them proud. It’s my duty to accomplish this long-term goal. But I cannot reach my hands out on this goal unless I make mistakes and learn from them. Mistakes hold me back, but I have the destiny to fight the mistakes and move on from them and never look back.
As I am growing up, I realize that living in the United States as a citizen gives me the opportunity to do anything. It all depends on how much I accomplish in my Teenage life. By that being said, taking advantage on my education will increase my knowlegde in life and put myself in becoming someone in the future. But it is not everyone that chooses to accomplish in the future. People make mistakes and most of the time, They will continue to make those same mistakes without learning from them. I always ask myself, What would life be like if I chose to avoid getting my education and choose the path that my cousins follow? What kind of life would I have if my parents never came in the land of opportunities? Nobody knows for sure, but I’m definitely not in a blur.
college list
1)New york city college of technology (Cuny)
SAT critical reading: 350-440
SAT Math: 370-470
SAT Writing: 350-430
2) Polytechnic institute of new york university (Private)
SAT critical reading: 510-610
SAT Math: 580-680
3) Pace university
SAT critical reading: 490-580
SAT Math: 490-590
Act composite: 20-26
4) Monroe college
SAT critical reading:
SAT Math:
Act composite:
5) St. John University
SAT Critical Reading: 480 - 590
SAT Math: 490 - 620
Living in a community where violence is on top of the chart frightens me. People getting rob, shootouts, Domestic violence, etc. It’s not even a community anymore, It’s more like a war zone. I see teenagers like myself : Same age, sometimes same color of skin, and we all come from at least a public or private secondary school. Do we all have the same perspective goal, Be someone in the future? Unfortunately, No. It all depends on the choices we make during our teenage years. My biological relatives, such as my older cousins, were all born in this country. And unfortunately almost all of them, choose to lack off and cease to gain education. Some of them choose to get involve in gang relative or become drug dealers and sadly ending up in prison. It’s sad to see my family trow away their opportunity as if it was garbage because they could of been someone in life that could of solve conflicts that surround us in today’s world. I’ve always looked up to my cousins when I was young. But unfortunately, I can no longer look up to them. It is my duty to change the family tree’s cycle and hopefully be the first one to become someone in my future. Looking at them trow away their opportunities makes me tear, but it also makes me stronger emotionally because I know I never gave up my education. I still have the opportunity, I still have hope, chances, the ability to confront fear and stress. Seeing the struggle on a daily basis changes the way how I see the world.
I wouldn’t know what it would be like to migrate in a different part of the world and sacrifice everything you once had . I don’t even dare myself to try that decision. Nobody does obviously. It is my parents that had to sacrifice everything back in their home. That included their families and friends. They do not want me to go through the same thing they did in Mexico: having little money and no education. That is why they are my main inspiration in my life. My parents came into the land of opportunities without no money and job. But with courage inside their hearts , They decided to challenge themselves and fight their way to the top. Starting all over is like falling down from Mount Everest and climbing back to the top to succeed if u ask me. And yet, I am living a ‘’normal’’ life: Not having the poverty life, getting an education, allowance from my parents, going out to have fun with my parents’ money, etc. It’s sad that my parents went through so much just to give me a better life that they had. Futhermore, that is why my main goal is to make them proud. It’s my duty to accomplish this long-term goal. But I cannot reach my hands out on this goal unless I make mistakes and learn from them. Mistakes hold me back, but I have the destiny to fight the mistakes and move on from them and never look back.
As I am growing up, I realize that living in the United States as a citizen gives me the
opportunity to do anything. It all depends on how much I accomplish in my Teenage life. By that being said, taking advantage on my education will increase my knowlegde in life and put myself in becoming someone in the future. But it is not everyone that chooses to accomplish in the future. People make mistakes and most of the time, They will continue to make those same mistakes without learning from them. I always ask myself, What would life be like if I chose to avoid getting my education and choose the path that my cousins follow? What kind of life would I have if my parents never came in the land of opportunities? Nobody knows for sure, but I’m definitely not in a blur.
college list
1)New york city college of technology (Cuny)
SAT critical reading: 350-440
SAT Math: 370-470
SAT Writing: 350-430
2) Polytechnic institute of new york university (Private)
SAT critical reading: 510-610
SAT Math: 580-680
3) Pace university
SAT critical reading: 490-580
SAT Math: 490-590
Act composite: 20-26
4) Monroe college
SAT critical reading:
SAT Math:
Act composite:
5) St. John University
SAT Critical Reading: 480 - 590
SAT Math: 490 - 620